Bella Coola is located in a valley on the west coast of British Columbia accessible during the summer by ferry and road and all year round by small plane...if there is no fog.
Bella Coola has approximately 600 residents.
Our World has visited Bella Coola a total of 4 times.
One additional and special workshop was held in Vancouver in conjunction with Vancouver's Documentary Film Festival - DOXA - with 2 invited youth from the Sechelt First Nation on the Sunshine Coast.
2010 - December
A poetic animation of an old song and story of Jerrel’s Nuxalk ancestors.
-Bella Coola BC - 2010, 2:52
Directed/Edited by: Francis Sandy
A young girl shares a story of her ancestors and their loss of identity. She shares her efforts to revitalize and celebrate her culture for her generation and beyond.
-Bella Coola BC - 2010, 3:47
Directed/Animated/Edited by: Sherman Snow
This film is a reflection on the filmmaker’s relationship to his culture and his love for traditional dance.
-Bella Coola BC - 2010, 3:30
Directed/Animated/Edited by: Clayton (Nan) Walkus
A stop-motion animation created with paper cut outs of a traditional story.
-Bella Coola BC - 2010, 3:26
Directed/Edited/Photography by: Sacho yudi’ai (January) Longe
A short video depicting different Dakelh phrases in a creative way!
-Bella Coola BC - 2010, 1:30
2008 - June
Created by Jack Johnson
A Nuxalk youth talks about the importance of his art in relationship to his culture.
Created for Vancouver's Documentary Film Festival - DOXA.
Created by Perry Erickson
An abstracted vision of the city of Vancouver through the eyes of a visiting Nuxalk youth.
Created for Vancouver's Documentary Film Festival-DOXA.
-Bella Coola BC - 2008, 4:19
Created by Samantha Edgar and Ernestdeen Hood
An excerpt of a Nuxalk legend is interpreted with the help of green screen special effects.
Created for Vancouver's Documentary Film Festival-DOXA.
-Bella Coola BC - 2008, 2:30
2007 - November
Our Land
By Samantha Edgar
A young Nuxalk woman reclaims her heritage.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 3:08
Animated by Ernestdeen Hood
A Nuxalk teaching tool helping children learn numbers.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 2:36
By Perry Erikson
Adapted from a traditional Nuxalk legend.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 4:40
By Jerret Snow
A youth changes his ways and works hard to reach a goal.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 2:58
By Alice Edgar
A behind the scenes document of the Our World workshop.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 2:44
By Jack Johnson
A traditional Nuxalk legend adapted and animated with original drawings - coloured version.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 5:43
2007 - January
By Jack Johnson
A traditional Nuxalk legend adapted and animated with original drawings.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 5:43
By Samantha Edgar
A traditional Nuxalk legend adapted and animated with original photographs.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 3:06
By Tara Mack - Mik'miclh (Star)
A children's Nuxalk song is created into a fun stop motion animation.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 1:59
Created by Qwaxw - Jerret Snow
A children's Nuxalk song is created into a fun stop motion animation.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 2:17
Animated by Ernestdeen Hood
A video made to help teach the Nuxalk Alphabet.
-Bella Coola BC - 2007, 3:12
2006 - December
Animated by Latham Mack
A fictional traditional story.
-Bella Coola BC - 2006, 0:46
Animated by Perry Erickson
A fictional traditional story.
-Bella Coola BC - 2006, 0:51
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